This statistic displays the number of people suffering from one or more selected chronic diseases in Australia in 2014-2015, by age group. That year, about 5.72 million Australians aged between 45 and 64 suffered from at least one chronic disease.
Number of people with one ore more chronic diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by age group (in millions)*
Some children aged 15-17 years may have been personally interviewed with parental consent.
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* Selected chronic diseases in this statistic consist of arthritis, asthma, back problems, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes mellitus, diseases of the circulatory system and mental and behavioural problems.
Figures have been estimated by the source.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 8, 2015). Number of people with one ore more chronic diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by age group (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/630374/australia-number-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of people with one ore more chronic diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by age group (in millions)*." Chart. December 8, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630374/australia-number-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2015). Number of people with one ore more chronic diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by age group (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630374/australia-number-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of People with One Ore More Chronic Diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by Age Group (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630374/australia-number-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of people with one ore more chronic diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by age group (in millions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630374/australia-number-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-by-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of people with one ore more chronic diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by age group (in millions)* [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 8, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/630374/australia-number-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-by-age/